DEAD & COMPANY announces its 2018 tour, kicking off on Wednesday, May 30th in Mansfield, Massachusetts at the Xfinity Center and returning for two-night stands at iconic venues such as Citi Field in New York; Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin; Shoreline Amphitheatre in San Francisco, California; and Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, while also adding new venues, including Los Angeles’ historic Dodger Stadium and Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, to the tour. Dead & Company – Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, and Bob Weir, with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti – will perform two sets of music drawing from the Dead’s historic catalog of songs. A full listing of tour dates can be found below.
To ensure fans get tickets in their hands directly, Fan Registration is available HERE for the 2018 tour dates beginning today, January 18, at 8 AM ET, through Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program; supplies are limited.
Tickets will go on sale in most markets beginning Friday, January 26, at 10 AM through livenation.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for select shows before the general public beginning Tuesday, January 23, at 10 AM. Citi cardmembers can take advantage of a special pre-sale opportunity for U.S. show dates beginning Tuesday, January 23, at 10 AM.
Dead & Company has once again partnered with CID Entertainment to offer VIP & Seamless Packages on tour. All 3 packages include a General Admission pit or premium reserved ticket to see Dead & Company. Additional perks include early venue entry, a limited edition, screen printed poster, and a commemorative concert ticket and case. To view the available packages, visit HERE.
Dead & Company was formed in 2015 when the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir joined forces with artist and musician John Mayer, Allman Brothers’ bassist Oteil Burbridge, and Fare Thee Well and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti. The result was one of the most successful touring bands of the decade. The inaugural tour kicked off in the fall of 2015 with two sold-out shows at the legendary Madison Square Garden and ending the year with two sold-out performances at the ‘Fabulous’ Forum in Inglewood, California.
Since then, the band has gone on to complete three record-breaking U.S. tours, performing to more than a million fans. The 2017 summer tour, which lasted from the end of May through the first of July, drew in nearly 500,000 fans and consisted of 20 concerts, including two-night stands at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Shoreline Amphitheatre in San Francisco, Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., Fenway Park in Boston, and Wrigley Field in Chicago. The back-to-back sold out shows in Chicago drew in over 80,000 fans and set the ballpark’s all-time record for most tickets sold for a single concert (43,600).
Fans and music critics alike continue to praise Dead & Company’s live performances:
“The planets themselves were in alignment, and all was right with the world last night in Camden. Throughout the epic, nearly four-hour experience, the entire amphitheater was buzzing… a band that pays all the respect in the world to the history and legacy of The Grateful Dead while still barreling forward, eyes wide open, into the future..” – Asbury Park Press
“As did the group’s corresponding show last summer, this one proved a forceful musical statement that revealed the ensemble performing somewhere near its peak.” – Boston Globe
“It was a mostly magical trip back into the Dead zone.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“It is clear to see the new reincarnation for The Grateful Dead still has as strong a pull as ever.” – National Rock review
“Last night saw the group truly dialed into one another, hitting their groove, and putting on an electric show… With a non-stop five-song sequence opening the first set, from the get-go, Dead & Company came ready to play.” – Live For Live Music
“…delivered its special magic last night.” – The Columbus Dispatch
“From the beginning, the entire band was locked in, transitioning through songs with ease and with a heightened sense of urgency to their playing.” – Albany Times-Union
Dead & Company 2018 Tour Dates:
WED 5/30/2018 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center+
FRI 6/1/2018 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion+
SAT 6/2/2018 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion+
MON 6/4/2018 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center^
WED 6/6/2018 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center+
FRI 6/8/2018 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood+
SAT 6/9/2018 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek^
MON 6/11/2018 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center^
WED 6/13/2018 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre^
FRI 6/15/2018 New York, NY Citi Field**
SAT 6/16/2018 New York, NY Citi Field**
TUE 6/19/2018 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater^
WED 6/20/2018 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center^
FRI 6/22/2018 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre^
SAT 6/23/2018 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre^
FRI 6/29/2018 George, WA Gorge Amphitheatre^
SAT 6/30/2018 Eugene, OR Autzen Stadium^
MON 7/2/2018 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater+
TUE 7/3/2018 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater+
FRI 7/6/2018 Chula Vista, CA Mattress Firm Amphitheatre+
SAT 7/7/2018 Los Angeles, CA Dodger Stadium^
WED 7/11/2018 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater+
FRI 7/13/2018 Boulder, CO Folsom Field**
SAT 7/14/2018 Boulder, CO Folsom Field**
^Tickets going on sale Friday, January 26 at 10 AM local time
+Tickets going on sale Saturday, January 27 at 10 AM local time
**Not ticketed through Ticketmaster.
Check deadandcompany.com for complete tour information.
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